Alberta

Estimated 950 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta reported Sunday

COVID-19 variants now make up 38 per cent of active infections in Alberta.The province released its latest preliminary case data on Sunday.An estimated 950 new cases were reported in Alberta in the la...

Apr 04, 2021

550 new variant cases and 9 per cent positivity rate reported Saturday

On Friday, April 3, approximately 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Alberta, according to the province's top doctor.That's out of 12,100 completed tests for a positivity rate of nine per ...

Apr 03, 2021

'Caring for others:' Mosque, synagogue advise Alberta church to follow COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON - Leaders with a mosque and a synagogue in Edmonton have a message for an area Christian church that has been routinely holding services that violate COVID-19 restrictions. While they sympath...

Apr 03, 2021

Alberta reports estimated 1,100 new COVID-19 cases Friday

On Friday (April 2) approximately 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Alberta over the last 24 hours, according to the province's top doctor.That's out of 13,300 completed tests for a posit...

Apr 02, 2021

Search still on for two girls missing from Cochrane

Nearly three weeks after RCMP initially began a search for two young Cochrane girls, authorities say the investigation continues.The RCMP Serious Crimes says it began investigating the disappearance o...

Apr 01, 2021

Kenney pleads for COVID-safe activities over Easter long weekend

Premier Jason Kenney says there will be no easing of public health restrictions in Alberta for the Easter Long Weekend. "I had hoped to be able to tell you that we had turned a corner in our fight aga...

Apr 01, 2021

Alberta fish and wildlife officers can now help RCMP if requested

Alberta fish and wildlife officers are now able to assist RCMP when they respond to emergency and high-priority calls.Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response will give 140 more pe...

Apr 01, 2021

Alberta Travel Pass would boost summer tourism, support businesses: NDP

Alberta's NDP says a province-wide tourism voucher would encourage more Albertans to vacation close to home this summer.They say that under the Alberta Travel Pass, families who vacation within the pr...

Apr 01, 2021

No new restrictions coming despite rise in COVID variants, Kenney says

Premier Jason Kenney says his government won't impose new restrictions in Alberta despite a rising number of more contagious COVID-19 variant cases.The province recorded 871 new infections yesterday -...

Apr 01, 2021

Alberta grizzly bear population improving

EDMONTON, AB. -- A new survey of grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains suggests their population has doubled since the last count.There are now about 88 grizzlies in the vast stret...

Mar 31, 2021